Contracting Overseas

Remote work for firms in Canada and the US can be done visa-free. But check what work and check with an adviser first.

A German national contracting here for a Hamburg client faces no tax implications, but possibly a negotiation.

Deciding where you want to be tax resident is a good starting point, when your time is complicatedly split between two countries.

Quite a few burdens facing a relocating limited company director indicate adviser fees will quickly pay for themselves.

Seeking clients in the States, while living in the States, suggests your business should register in the States.

Self-employment seems easier than being a PSC for a Briton wanting to see out his days in Barcelona.

If he’s jabbed, it’s ‘bon voyage’ for a contractor who wants to see the sights while not meeting and greeting.

Clarifications for an eagle-eyed reader who, to be a freelancer, will need a degree.

A management firm could sweeten things for a contractor set to have his tax cherry fought over.

The brolly route is closed to a Lithuanian looking to resume work carried out pre-Brexit deal.

Accountant unravels a complex set-up for a suspicious French national who has a niggling feeling.

More than just obligatory, FWPs come with serious consequences if shirked (even for Swiss bankers).

Where ContractorUK’s overseas contracting guides are still accurate, and where three modifications apply.

The solution for a technology teacher should just be a (long distance) phone call away.

Interesting career moves abound for a civil servant-turned contractor worried about tax efficiency, and reputation.

The ins and outs of getting the Irish Revenue to confirm your tax affairs are in order.

Erring on the side of caution, and speaking to the ‘fisc’ are among the tips for a techie returning to the fold.

‘Forget how HMRC will police things -- even if IR35 is something you don’t need to worry about.’

Staying put and supplying the UK remotely is your ‘easiest’ option, until last week’s promised visas arrive.

A peeved-off contractor with a new exotic-sounding client gets a word of warning.

The who, what, when and how long of a new, important UK entry route for EU techies.

‘Ireland is the one shining light within the current mesh of Brexit-related complexities.’

Four fundamentals but no one-size-fits-all face a British firm eyeing expansion overseas.

A few models abound for a UK tech start-up, looking to cut out an agent due to 'fresh eyes.'

'The deal doesn’t drastically change things for you, but beware four new fundamentals if contracting in Europe.'

A deal from December is indeed in place, signalling new complications, regulations and sanctions.

Disappointment for a contractor off to Ottawa, hoping the UK’s double-taxation treaty covers his medical cover.

Radical changes to work abroad don’t signify the death of international contracting, especially as workplaces are going the way of the contractor.

Options, transfers, targeting and fixing all bode better than banking on your local bank to receive your dues from abroad.

Analyst helps a SEO contractor searching for a better way to get paid by his EU clients.

An EU-reliant goods business launching amid Brexit uncertainty definitely warrants professional advice.

As if Brexit wasn’t enough, a would-be UK contractor must navigate covid too (but can keep invoicing).

Supplying Lebanon could be taxing – for the end-user, if they don’t agree to the IT provider’s 'workaround.'

One of the least restrictive UK visas is also among the most inexpensive and easiest to manage.

IR35 isn’t on this questioner’s lips, but it’s worth him touching upon it if he contracts after coronavirus.

The hoops ‘someone special’ needs to jump through to get a UK temporary worker permit.

A PSC with an eye on lockdown lifting must also watch two other issues to freelance from Madrid.

For a soon-to-be contractor, it’s less of a problem than he thinks but for the UK engager, beware IR35.

All but essential travel abroad is advised against, as it’ll have hidden and significant costs.

Pandemic or not, a Paris firm wants an economic victim of coronavirus for an immediate start.

Payroll reform could affect your next Dutch contract, but it probably won’t take the gloss off it.

IR35 (not Brexit) is among the issues facing a Dutchman in Britain wanting the best of both nations.

A high in-country liability is now a strong sign that it’s lucrative, not loss-making.

‘Brexit will just deepen the complications you’ll face if you try to use your limited company in Copenhagen.’

A local sponsor, not an umbrella, is what an offshore account holder needs to find.

A confused PSC actually has as many options as he does months in the contract, but a brolly looks best.

‘Three-month stints in 2019 or 2020 at clients in the EU still can’t be planned for.’

How to avoid complications further down the line for a techie with an exciting offer.

The options open to an IT consultant wanting to protect, and serve notice. 

Revealed: who’s snapping at Mumbai’s heels, and where overseas is most taxing.

Numerous documents, plus a place to stash them at, required for a Bucharest-bound techie.

Passports and rentals confuse a contractor eying a bigger slice of life with his wife.

Deportation from a luxury apartment among the risks for a techie who took a punt.

A guide to going through a Belgian court to get what you're owed.

A VAT decision with a cumbersome outcome looms if UK ‘Ltds’ leave without a deal.

Top tips for when UK limited company directors owe, but aren’t tax resident.

'More straightforward if the client pays in the country they’re in, and you’re from.'

Revealed: the oddest laws abroad that lie in wait to catch contractors unaware. 

Expert begins to try to solve queries about Quebec contracting. 

‘It's the contractor who requires a tax clearance certificate, not the UK umbrella.'

'Some sort of fee isn't easy to avoid, but it's hard to put a price on the value of clarity.'

Tips on compliance for a techie trying to strike a balance that doesn't exist.

It's the client who calls the shots on most of the queries a remote IT worker is firing.

What a web developer should do to add to his 9-to-5 overseas.

His PSC, not tax, is what makes one techie’s French bit on the side unviable.

A cut-and-dry answer for a French citizen whose tax status isn’t an issue (until now).

Being located Down Under doesn't put those who owe you out of reach.

Currency expert recommends exchanging umbrellas to get a more open one.

When a short stint overseas can be long on compliance.

Compliance expert joins a friendly dispute between a PSC and his accountant.

Remittance or Arising? That is the question troubling a new arrival set to self-assess.

The compliance lowdown for a contractor keeping his customer while in Barcelona.

'Know before you go' tips for a contract techie going to San Francisco.

Legal tips for a UK visa-holder whose client wants him to stay.

Expert tax tips on getting started, for an IT contractor feeling the lure of London.

Payment tips for an aspiring sole trader who's chosen Blighty as his new base.

What contracting in Europe could entail if the UK votes 'leave' on June 23rd.

The regular options are on offer to a Berlin-bound IT contractor vexed with HMRC. 

Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan might be just the ticket if Luxembourg feels so last year.

The allure of Switzerland and the UK each week will be spoilt by the tax reality.   

Reassurance for a direct-to-US client supplier, but also red tape and a rate of up to 30%.

The least taxing way for UK Ltds – ‘foreign entities’ – to receive their fees from the States.

A laundry list rather than easy answers faces a techie eyeing a tax-efficient base in Germany. 

Expert helps a Manx IT contractor assess if a stint in the UK will be too taxing.

Where in the world is shaping up to be 'hot' for the UK's IT contractors.

An exemption is tailor-made for a 'Ltd' asked to fit in the American version of his project.

Being wary of 'too good to be true' offers isn't just a job for contractors in the UK.

Where in the world is shaping up to be 'hot' for IT contractors.

The new hoops to jump through to be UK-resident, or non-resident, for tax purposes.

Where in the world is shaping up to offer the most fertile conditions for UK contractors.

Coaxed or coerced? The compliance approach foreign shores are taking to UK contract arrivals.

Tax aid for an IT contractor whose accountant and client can’t agree.

Second in a CUK download series of 2-minute guides, by experts for IT contractors.

Expert on whether to keep your UK limited company when relocating abroad.

Expert on the hoops Brits must jump through for Swiss IT contracts.

Dublin-based tax expert helps an IT contractor trying to make the most of his UK 'Ltd.'

Expert tips for an overseas IT contractor paying 40% to the local taxman.

Why IT contracting in Bahrain might be more taxing than adverts imply.

The hoops UK residents must jump through to work in Germany as a freelancer.

Recruiter reveals the IT contracts that Singapore will demand from next month.

Recruiter reveals the IT contracts that Europe is about to demand.

Expert advice for an IT contractor who wants to move his 'Ltd' to a tax free country.

Help for IT contractors who spend fewer than 183 days in two of three countries.

One contractor asks overseas tax experts, Global K, on tax liabilities whilst working overseas.